Then God spoke all these words:
I am the LORD your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of slavery. You shall not have other gods beside me. You shall not make for yourself an idol or a likeness of anything in the heavens above or on the earth below or in the waters beneath the earth; you shall not bow down before them or serve them. For I, the LORD, your God, am a jealous God, inflicting punishment for their ancestors’ wickedness on the children of those who hate me, down to the third and fourth generation; but showing love down to the thousandth generation of those who love me and keep my commandments.
You shall not invoke the name of the LORD, your God, in vain. For the LORD will not leave unpunished anyone who invokes his name in vain.
Remember the sabbath day—keep it holy. Six days you may labor and do all your work, but the seventh day is a sabbath of the LORD your God. You shall not do any work, either you, your son or your daughter, your male or female slave, your work animal, or the resident alien within your gates. For in six days the LORD made the heavens and the earth, the sea and all that is in them; but on the seventh day he rested. That is why the LORD has blessed the sabbath day and made it holy.
exodus 20: 1-11
it's Sunday morning. the worship service will begin soon. people are:
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it's Sunday morning. the worship service will begin soon. people are:
- talking out loud
- the choir is practicing
- some are kneeling, praying
which one(s) is important. answer: they all are. fellowship is a good thing. so is the choir practicing. kneeling and praying before worship services begin is good also.
which is most important? not gibber-jabbering in the sanctuary of a church.
is there another room where the choir can practice before worship services begin other than the sanctuary of the church?
by elimination then, and with respect for the presence of God, kneeling and praying in the sanctuary before worship services begin is most important.
then why has gibber-jabbering in sanctuaries of churches before worship services begin become the norm?
is there another room where the choir can practice before worship services begin other than the sanctuary of the church?
by elimination then, and with respect for the presence of God, kneeling and praying in the sanctuary before worship services begin is most important.
then why has gibber-jabbering in sanctuaries of churches before worship services begin become the norm?
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